Multidisciplinary management leads to a first in surgery
Multidisciplinary management leads to a first in surgery
Our values, ‘safe, kind, together’ drive our approach to patient care, and our vision of a healthier community.
This is amply illustrated in our story today, of two life-threatening cases that were successfully treated here at Northern Health. This was achieved thanks to cutting-edge technology and multidisciplinary management – the latter underlining the importance of ‘together’.
Our values, ‘safe, kind, together’ drive our approach to patient care, and our vision of a healthier community.
This is amply illustrated in our story today, of two life-threatening cases that were successfully treated here at Northern Health. This was achieved thanks to cutting-edge technology and multidisciplinary management – the latter underlining the importance of ‘together’.
Source: Originally published on Northern Health.
Heart of Melbourne Revolutionises Cardiac Care in Knox Private Hospital with its First Robotic Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery
Heart of Melbourne Revolutionises Cardiac Care in Knox Private Hospital with its First Robotic Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Dr. Krishna Bhagwat, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, successfully performed the first robotic minimally invasive bypass surgery at Knox Hospital. This pioneering procedure in Knox Hospital marks a significant advancement in cardiac surgery, offering patients a less invasive option with numerous benefits.
A New Era in Cardiac Surgery
In a collaborative effort, Dr. Krishna Bhagwat, in combination with Associate Professor Asrar ul Haq, successfully performed a hybrid procedure (combination of bypass surgery and stent treatment). This innovative approach involved one graft to the front artery and a stent for the side artery, achieving a minimally invasive solution for the patient.
Dr. Bhagwat, who has extensive experience in thoracic and cardiac surgeries, utilized cutting-edge robotic technology to perform the bypass surgery. This approach allows for smaller incisions, reduced pain, and faster recovery times compared to traditional open-heart surgery.
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Dr. Krishna Bhagwat, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, successfully performed the first robotic minimally invasive bypass surgery at Knox Hospital. This pioneering procedure in Knox Hospital marks a significant advancement in cardiac surgery, offering patients a less invasive option with numerous benefits.
Source: Originally published on Heart of Melbourne.
Aorto-Mitral Curtain Reconstruction with Multiple Bovine Pericardial Patches: A Case of Multiple Valve Infective Endocarditis
Invasive infective endocarditis (IE) with abscess formation involving the intervalvular fibrous body (IFB) between the aortic and mitral valves or aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) can make surgical repair and reconstruction a particularly complex and high-risk surgical procedure.
Dr. Krishna Bhagwat repaired a complex invasive multiple(three) native valve infective endocarditis with an aortic root abscess involving the crux of the heart (Intervalvular Fibrous Body: IFB) between the aortic and mitral valves or aorto-mitral curtain (AMC). The patient successfully underwent pericardial patch reconstruction of neo-aortomitral continuity and aortic valve replacement with mitral and tricuspid valve repair.
Source: Originally published on CTSNET.
Heart of Melbourne Team Performs The First Structural Heart Procedure Of Knox Hospital
In another first, Dr James Sapontis supported by Dr Asrar Ul Haq and Knox Private Cardiac team, seen pictured above, performed the WATCHMAN® procedure.
In this case, Atrial Fibrillation was discovered after the patient collapsed suddenly and was taken to hospital. Through further investigation, the patient was found to also have had an intracranial bleed, therefore blood thinners was not viable treatment option and left untreated, the AF would have been fatal.
(The WATCHMAN® is a small coin sized, permanent heart implant and is a procedure for stroke prevention in AF patients. It reduces the risk of stroke-causing blood clots originating from the heart’s left atrial appendage. The procedure is specifically designed for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that is unrelated to a heart valve condition and who don’t respond well to blood thinners.)
In another first, Dr James Sapontis supported by Dr Asrar Ul Haq, Dr. Krishna Bhagwat and Knox Private Cardiac team, seen pictured above, performed the WATCHMAN® procedure.
(The WATCHMAN® is a small coin sized, permanent heart implant and is a procedure for stroke prevention in AF patients. It reduces the risk of stroke-causing blood clots originating from the heart’s left atrial appendage. The procedure is specifically designed for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that is unrelated to a heart valve condition and who don’t respond well to blood thinners.)